Two students from a film class at the University of Rhode Island introduced “The Fence Between Us” before it was shown on a screen at the front of Temple Emanu-El Wednesday night as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah.
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Communication Studies professor talks about the power of propaganda
In an upcoming April talk in Finland, Dr. Renee Hobbs will be discussing teaching propaganda in the digital age, tackling controversial topics in the classroom, her anticipated book and how “propaganda is the cause and the cure for what ails us.” She said it’s important to ask critical questions about what you watch and read, but it’s impossible to fully protect oneself from propaganda.
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Four years ago, Luisa Murillo decided to take a course in poetry. She liked to write in private, but then she entered the classroom of Peter Covino, a respected poet and translator at the University of Rhode Island. The experience was a revelation. “He inspired me with his vibrant teaching and unconditional support of my writing in three languages,” says Luisa.
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Professor Joelle Rollo-Koster has used Game of Thrones in class to explain aristocratic feuds of 12th and 13th century France and England, including this semester in Western Europe in the High Middle Ages.
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Since she was a small child, Johanna Leffler has been studying French. Her journey began in kindergarten when she was enrolled in a French immersion program. Later on, she took AP and IB French courses in high school. As such, it seemed only natural for her to perfect her linguistic capabilities in college. After URI […]
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For Melissa Morris, the choice to travel almost two hours from her home in Billerica, MA, to URI was decided by passion. Entering freshman year with the conviction of someone beyond her years, Morris knew two things: Chemistry was the right path for her, and she had no idea if she was right. “While my […]
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As many are taught early on in their lives, passion is something that can find you at any time. Its fluid, dynamic nature can often be a source of frustration or clarity. For Cynthia Malambi, her passion found her early in her academic career, spanning an entire ocean to do so. After moving to Providence, […]
Continue reading "Do-It-All: Cynthia Malambi ‘20 on Her Future in Politics"College course for vets gets $99,000 federal grant
A $99,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities — given to Clemente Veterans’ Initiative, in partnership with the University of Rhode Island’s College of Arts and Sciences, Trinity Repertory Company and Operation Stand Down RI — will allow continuation of an innovative program serving veterans through the study of history, literature, philosophy and other disciplines.
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Her plan originally was to never go to college. Both indecisive and reluctant, Hunter Bastan looked towards a possible future in either beauty school or the Marines before ever considering getting a traditional college education. But one letter changed all of that for the Providence native. What Bastan found in her mailbox filled her with […]
Continue reading "“Ones and Zeroes”: URI Student Hunter Bastan on How Talent Development Brought Her Closer to Her Dreams"“Fruitful Ground”: Nate Vaccaro ’19, on How URI Runs in Their Blood
“URI is fruitful ground for making something of your own interest,” Nate Vaccaro ’19 says.
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The URI Center for the Humanities celebrates its 25th year. It not only serves as an important source of funding for academic research among faculty and graduate students, it has opened the door to new possibilities for a generation of students and empowered them to pursue their dreams.
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After graduating in 2012 with a B.A. in Political Science, Christopher Arena moved to Washington, D.C., with no job offer and a few hundred dollars in his pocket. He took the first job he could get and said yes to any opportunity that came his way. By 2015, he worked in political campaign management and […]
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Former WPRI Eyewitness News anchor Karen L. Adams H’10 has made a $1 million commitment toward her endowment to support female students at URI’s Harrington School of Communication and Media.
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Chemistry Professor Mindy Levine has hosted Sugar Science Day since 2016 as way of empowering girls to explore chemistry and other STEM fields. Research has shown that girls start losing interest in science around middle school, and while the majority of college graduates and master’s level graduates are women, their numbers lag in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions.
Continue reading "Fifty high school girls get a taste of science at URI’s fourth Sugar Science Day"Stitch by Stitch: Amanda Downing Carney ’03, Costume Shop Director at Trinity Repertory Theatre, on Her Career in the World of Costume Design
Amanda Downing Carney, South Kingstown, RI, native, entered URI as an undecided major. She states that her advisor encouraged her to take a diverse courses in help her find her niche. She enrolled in Professor David Howard’s costume history class, influenced by the artsy shows she watched on television and memories of her grandmother had […]
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